Qianjin District.
Tai Riverbank.
Grass swayed gently, rising and falling with the ripples.
The wind bent the grass, revealing the corpse's pale, decomposed flesh shimmering under the sunlight—occasionally quivering. A closer look unveiled maggots squirming within the decayed body.
"Time of death exceeds 10 days," Jiang Yuan remarked as he examined the corpse, immediately reaching a conclusion.
"The time of death isn't far apart from the previous two corpses," Qinghe City Criminal Police Detachment's Brigade Commander Shen Feihong said as he waited on-site for Jiang Yuan.
Technically speaking, Shen Feihong was half a superior to Jiang Yuan, but with Huang Qiangmin acting as a go-between, Shen Feihong always maintained a polite demeanor.
Still, given the Criminal Police Brigade is the frontline unit, the connection between three consecutive murder cases with obvious similarities didn't need any prompting—it was evident.
